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QF member attracts nearly 1,000 attendees worldwide to discuss matrimony in modern era
Considering the immense pressure youth around the world are facing – and the challenges they encounter upon entering matrimony – it has become imperative to develop policies suitable for helping them construct healthy marriages, attendees heard during day one of Doha International Family Institute’s international conference.
Titled Marriage: Formation and Constituents of Stability, the conference, organized by Doha International Family Institute (DIFI) – a member of Qatar Foundation – brought together nearly 1,000 people from around the globe to learn about critical issues affecting marriage.
The opening plenary titled Perceptions First: The Difference between Man and Woman set the tone for the discussion around the different perceptions of policymakers, experts, and youth on the topic, and highlighted the advocacy measures needed through policies and programs to address su
From the video posted by Al-Ahdal on her YouTube channel
The Doha International Family Institute did not respond to the uproar sparked by Ms. Al-Ahdal s invitation and held the conference as planned. However, apparently due to pressure, it did try to downplay her participation by removing her from the list of main speakers and relegating her name and photo to a less conspicuous place in its web pages on the conference. The only response by anyone close to DIFI came from Amal bint Abd Al-Latif Al-Manna i, director of the Qatar Foundation for Social Work, which was also founded by the mother of the Qatari Emir and has collaborated with the DIFI since 2015. She defended the decision to include Ms. Al-Ahdal in the conference, saying that while she herself disagrees with her views, it is important to provide a platform for different opinions.
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Tunku Azizah said the family unit plays a fundamental role in determining the present and the future of any nation. Material excellence is not the catalyst for the rise and fall of civilisations. It is the corrupted soul who misappropriates the usage of material that causes the collapse of a civilisation into oblivion. World history itself is witness to the fall of civilisations due to the corruption of people. For this reason, the stability of the family institution is a necessity in the current era, ” she said in her speech at the Doha International Family Institute (DIFI) Virtual Conference 2021 entitled Marriage: Formation and Constituents of Stability, Tuesday (Feb 23) night.